2006 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Advances in Biomaterials

Recent advances on biomaterials science and engineering with special emphasis on the synthesis of advanced materials and their behavior in biological environments

Chair

Balaji Narasimhan, Iowa State University

Co-Chair

Kenji Kono, Osaka Prefecture University

Presentations

12:30 PM

(215a) Novel Biodegradable Amphiphilic Nanoadjuvants with Immunomodulatory Capabilities

Maria Torres, Jenny Wilson, Michael Wannemuehler, Balaji Narasimhan, Surya K. Mallapragada

01:00 PM

(215b) Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Functional Biodegradable Copolymer Composed of Ricinoleic Acid and L-Lactic Acid

Akio Kishida, Masaki Ninomiya, Yuichi Ohya, Tatsuro Ouchi, Tsuyoshi Kimura, Tsutomu Furuzono

01:20 PM

(215c) Preparation of Thermo-Responsive Polymer Gels Immobilizing Core-Shell Type Bioconjugates

Atsushi Harada, Kunio Johnin, Kenji Kono

01:40 PM

(215d) Poly(Diol Citrate) Nanocomposites with Enhanced Mechanical Properties

Antonio R. Webb, Vivek A. Kumar, Guillermo A. Ameer

02:00 PM

(215e) Synthesis of Polylactide-Grafted Dextrans and Their Application as Biodegradable Biomedical Materials

Yuichi Ohya, Tomohiro Kontani, Toshifumi Saito, Rie Aoki, Tatsuro Ouchi

02:20 PM

(215f) Swelling and Degradation Characteristics of Novel Biodegradable in Situ Crosslinkable Poly(Lactide-Ethylene Oxide-Fumarate) Terpolymer Networks

Esmaiel Jabbari, Xuezhong He, Alireza S Sarvestani

02:40 PM

(215g) Biomolecule-Responsive Behavior of Smart Gels Having Biomoleclar Complexes as Reversible Cross-Links

Takashi Miyata, Kaori Okawa, Noriko Asami, Tadashi Uragami